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Atlas of American agriculture, Physical basis including land relief, climate, soils, and natural vegetation of the United States / Prepared under the supervision of O.E. Baker, Bureau of agricultural economics. Contributions from the Weather bureau ... Bureau of chemistry and soils ... Bureau of plant industry ... Forest service ... Bureau of agricultural economics ...
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Department of Agriculture.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture--United States.
- Agriculture.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 6 volumes in 1. : illustrations, 8 (that is 19) double color plates (including maps) maps (part double) diagrams ; 28 cm
- Other Title:
- Physical basis ... of the United States.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington : U.S. Govt. print. off., 1936.
- Contents:
- Land relief, By F. J. Marschner ... 1936.
- Climate ... Temperature, sunshine, and wind. By Joseph B. Kincer ... 1928.
- Climate ... Frost and the growing season. By William Gardner Reed.
- Climate ... Precipitation and humidity ... By J. B. Kincer. 1922.
- Soils of the United States. By C. F. Marbut ... 1935.
- The physical basis of agriculture. Natural vegetation. Grassland and desert shrub. By H. L. Shantz ... Forests. By Raphael Zon ... 1924.
- Notes:
- Each part has separate t.-p. and pagination.
- Errata leaf attached to fly-leaf: The section, Frost and the growing season, is incorrectly paged. The section is complete as here bound--one introductory sheet followed by 12 pages.
- The present volume is the first completed part of the original plan of the Atlas of American agriculture which was begun 20 years ago. The sections included in this volume, except Land relief, were previously issued in separate form as Advance sheets. In 1935 coincident with the publication of the section, Soils of the United States, the earlier Advance sheets on physical conditions were reprinted and with the inclusion of the sections Soils and Land relief comprise The physical basis ... of the United States. For more detailed historical information, see Introduction.
- Includes bibliographies.
- OCLC:
- 261722
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